§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which local education authorities had agreed new targets in literacy and numeracy for 11-year-olds by 26 October; and what the targets were in each case. [12090]
§ Mr. Timms[holding answer 2 November 2001]: The new 2004 targets for literacy and numeracy will he agreed as part of the education development plan approval process in the early part of next year.
Number of three-year-olds taking up free early years education places, England, Government Office regions and each local education authority area 2000–01—Position in January each year 2000 2001 LEA name Maintained1 Private, voluntary and independent providers and other LA provisions2 All Maintained1 Private, voluntary and independent providers and other LA provision2 All England 229,883 40,309 270,192 226,634 108,813 335,447 North East 22,337 2,245 24,582 21,871 3,288 25,159 Darlington 975 0 975 919 49 968 Durham3 3,845 331 4,176 3,850 612 4,462 Gateshead3 1,412 562 1,974 1,342 593 1,935 Hartlepool3 1,063 36 1,099 961 34 995 Middlesbrough3 1,727 53 1,780 1,849 115 1,964 Newcastle upon Tyne3 1,757 715 2,472 1,773 857 2,630 North Tyneside3 1,793 54 1,847 1,767 232 1,999 Northumberland 2,118 0 2,118 2,139 136 2,275 Redcar and Cleveland3 1,795 2 1,797 1,601 14 1.615 South Tyneside3 1,391 81 1,472 1,450 143 1,593 Stockton-on-Tees3 1,911 67 1,978 1,813 100 1.913 Sunderland3 2,550 344 2,894 2,407 404 2,811 North West 41,335 9,156 50,491 39,566 20,727 60,293 Blackburn with Darwen3 1,041 381 1,422 966 679 1,645 Blackpool3 323 1,271 1,594 314 1,075 1,389 Bolton3 2,155 796 2,951 2,088 926 3,014 Bury 1,045 0 1,045 1,046 91 1,137 Cheshire 2,246 0 2,246 2,172 783 2,955 Cumbria 2,418 0 2,418 2,410 1,138 3,548 Halton3 623 565 1,188 542 577 1.119 Knowsley3 2,066 73 2,139 1,847 133 1,980 Lancashire 4,253 0 4,253 4,199 5,155 9,354 Liverpool3 3,890 1,297 5,187 3,648 1,310 4,958 Manchester3 4,078 522 4,600 3,890 713 4,603 Oldham3 1,525 846 2,371 1,507 1,048 2,555 Rochdale3 1,387 885 2,272 1,287 966 2,253 Salford3 2,047 147 2,194 1,836 247 2,083 Sefton3 2,078 289 2,367 2,103 778 2,881 St. Helens3 1,102 362 1,464 1,084 495 1,579 Stockport 1,625 0 1,625 1,703 87 1,790 Tameside3 1,646 516 2,162 1,580 581 2,161 Trafford 1,580 0 1,580 1,497 196 1,693 Warrington 963 0 963 889 1,099 1,988 Wigan 1,513 0 1,513 1,358 1,194 2,552 Wirral3 1,731 1,206 2,937 1,600 1,455 3,055 Yorkshire and The Humber 32,541 7,204 39,745 31,804 15,222 47,026 Barnsley3 1,404 226 1,630 1,356 529 1,885 Bradford3 4,747 805 5,552 4,520 1,197 5,717 Calderdale 1,305 0 1,305 1,184 666 1,850 Doncaster3 2,219 110 2,329 2,249 161 2,410